Don't forget to spring forward this Sunday!

A reminder that Grove Church will be recognizing Scouting Ministries this Sunday, March 10 at both the 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM worship services. Scouts and their leaders are welcome to attend in uniform at either service. 

Sunday is RISE AGAINST Hunger from 6-8 pm in Asbury Hall.

Here are the needs:

1) We need financial donations, either bring them that night or drop it in the collection on Sunday or give them online with a note re RAH.

2) We need about 10 people who are willing to come early and help unload the truck and set up.  It is really a lot of fun....

3) We need more hands for the event itself, so far we have about 75, but could use about 20 more.

To sign up for #2 or #3, please send an email to oreos@grovechurch.org

Get those conga legs ready, the evening is a lot of fun and fellowship.

Thanks

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The Youth Choir Auction is just 2 weeks away (on 3/23) and we are looking for volunteers for the evening (don't worry, you'll still get to bid!) as well as snack bar donations! Can you help? The Youth appreciate your commitment to helping them make their tour a success!

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 Volunteers | Snack Bar 

Tour of Chester County Youth Center

Grove's Prison Ministry Book Group has arranged for a tour of our Chester County Youth Center on Tuesday, April 2 at 7 PM. We are allowed to have a total of 6 people attend. We have 3 members of our book group who are planning on attending but are looking for an additional 3 members from the congregation who would be interested in this unique opportunity to learn more about the purpose and function of the Youth Center in Chester County. Please contact Carol Moore to express your interest and with any questions you may have.  

We belong to our community. Are you looking for a way to put those words into action? Volunteers are the core of Grove’s Good Works Ministry, repairing homes and restoring hope for low-income families in our area. It’s fun! It’s satisfying! The best way to find out what we do is to join us for a workday on the 2^nd Saturday of any month. Contact Betty at goodworks@grovechurch.org to learn more.

Easter Egg Candy Requested Faith Formation Team is requesting donations of small-sized candies to stuff plastic eggs for our annual community Egg Hunt. Please look for the decorated box by the church kitchen or deliver it to the church office before March 17th.

Click here to Register for the Easter Egg Hunt

People are responding to our Undies for Easter campaign.

A generous church member in Eastern PA has offered to purchase 75 packages of undershirts if that total can be matched by March 13. If everyone else can please purchase a total matching number (75) of packages of undershirts or briefs from the Amazon gift list by March 13, that will add 150 packages of underwear to our total. That would bring us much closer to achieving our goal, with just over a week to complete the total campaign.

Let’s please complete this campaign and meet our Undies for Easter goal to deliver 2.000 total packages to the prison by Palm or Passion Sunday, March 24. Thank you!

Each inmate arriving into the Philadelphia Prison System is given ONE pair of underpants and no undershirts. Can you imagine living with only one pair of underpants?

Two years ago, in our first Undies for Easter Campaign, your generosity provided over 2000 men’s briefs and over 2000 men’s undershirts.* Head Chaplain Carmelo Urena is now again in need of assistance, as he aims to provide at least one additional pair of briefs and an undershirt to each individual entering incarceration. 

The need has grown as the number of people in the Philadelphia prison system has increased significantly from about 6000 to about 8000. The needs of about 300 women there are being addressed by a number of other organizations. The men in the system do not have this support. So our new campaign will focus on providing briefs and undershirts for the men.

We have set up a new Undies for Easter Gift Registry on Amazon.com.**  

Just click on this link.

Anyone can easily purchase online packages of selected Hanes underwear, containing nine pairs of men’s white briefs—medium or large—and Hanes 6-packs of undershirts in large and X-large. They will benefit the health and wellness of our incarcerated brothers. The cost may vary, but it should be affordable and worthwhile.

We hope to again collect and deliver at least 2,000 pairs of briefs and undershirts through this campaign to support the chaplain’s efforts. This campaign will end on Palm Sunday, March 24; and all purchased underwear will be delivered to the chaplain before Easter Sunday.

Thank you for your generosity in supporting those who are incarcerated!

The EPA UMC Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Team

**All donations must be made online via Amazon.com and delivered to the Eastern PA Conference Office P.O. Box before Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024. All men’s briefs and undershirts must be identical to those specific items on our Amazon gift list. Contact the Rev. Marilyn Schneider with any questions or concerns. 

Children’s Sunday Faith Formation

Join the fun in Rooms 204-206, on Sunday mornings at 10:10 AM where we have Bible Adventures with Legos. Bible stories are read, wondered about, and then built with Legos. Not a Lego fan? We have mixed media materials for you to create with. 

Parents gather in Room 210 for conversation.  

We need volunteers to be a second adult in the Church Nursery with our Staff Caregiver, Mrs. Layne Martin. The primary need is during the 9:00 AM traditional worship. All you need to do is be present so we can be in compliance with our Safe Sanctuaries policy. We know you appreciate our children and ask that you volunteer for one or two weeks during the year. Please speak with Pastor Eva if you have questions or to volunteer, please email Pastor Eva at faithformation@grove.org